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Contribution to this paper will be glad- lg recetved when the same deals with mat- ters of general interest, and i 3 actompa- nied with the axthor’'s name, as a guar- gntoe of good taith The editor cannst be respoisinie jor the ciews of his corvespon- lents nor does he necessarily eidorsethem, TELEGRAMS. ST. CROIX STATION. Woolwich, Eng. June 10th -k AL Ab- rabams, one of the first string British sprin-ers who are expected to start at the Olvmpic games, today eouailed che worlds recosd for the 100 yards dash, co- vering the distaues is Y 345 seconds dur- ing a track meet here. Pavis, June 10th.—\. Millerand, the eleveath President of France, will re- sign from Qtlice tomorrow. His resigna- tion will b 2 read bofore both Houses of Parliament aund his successor will be s-lected by the Chamber of Deputies and Senaie, meeting as a National Assembly at Versailies on Friday. The President’s determination to resign came afier the reading today in the two t{ouses of a Presidential message pre- seated by the new Premier M. Marsal in which M. Millerand declined to re- sixn and an adverse vote against the iiqistry by both Chamber and Senate .nd finally the adoption of a motion . ffored in the Chamber by M. Heorriot onder of the Radical Socialists, which .. eifect eliminated any Government iavourable to or suggested by M. Miller- ~nc. The resolution was, ‘“‘the Cham- b i- le=cived not to enter into relations wita a Ministry which in its composi- ot is & negation of the rights of Parlia- weat. Lt refuses to accept the Constitu- tior.al debate to which it is invited and cecides to postpone all diseussion uatil the cay wher a Government constitu- e in conformity with the sovereign wiit of the eccuntry aprears before it.” Naples., June Ilith.—Dßritish Uaited Piess. The activity of Vesuvius is in- ‘ereasiig 1o an aiarming cextent. lwo CHERISIIAIISIED ¥V, 1 U B A, HKAITURDAY 1414 JUNE: 1924 fresh eruptive mouths! have already opened, owingz to interna! pressure and an ther has appeavel in the last few davs The authorities have ordered tour- ists to keep away from rthe erater. Geneva, Switzeriaad June 11th —Ger- many has protested 10 the Liaague of Na- tions against the presence ot French troops in the Sarra Valley,thieGermaun coal region in which France was giveu, by the lrea- ty of Versailles. the exclusive rights to eoal mine exploitatiutor fifteen years, Geneva, June 11th. —The unwilling- ness of the United States to make sug- gestions coneerning the work of the Naval Conference at lkome in February, has bezn communicated to the [eague of Nations by a letter from the Secre- tary of State, Mr. Hughes, through the Urited States Minister to Switzeriand, The refusal is based on the lack of ac- cord and divorsity of views markinog the conference. Caleutta, June 11th.—Maddened by a report that members of the Hirndu Seet of Sikhs were planning to murder Mo- hbammedan children as a sacrifice to a “‘spirit,”” Coolie m2bs killed 12 S:ikhs in widespread riots here yvesterday. As the Coolies swarmed to the attack and police reserves attempied to restrain thom, hundreds of Sikhs fled (o police sta- tions for safety Most of the dead Sikhs were taxicab drivers and a numbver of their eabs were burned by the mobs. Al the men killed were heaten to death, Tre sty started last week and cne Sikh was kilied last Iriday afier belng accused of saerificing two children, It is feared that the cutbreak may spread. Athicus, June 11th-- General Condylis, Minister of War, und M. Tsouderes, Min- ister of Finance, bave resigned and it is believed that other resignations from the Cabinet areé impending. General Conds lis accuses the Governmert of ere couraging Communisni. At the opening of the National Assembiy last evening, ihe Premier demanded an acjournment of 48 hours, Athens, June 11th.—B:itish United Piess, -M. Pangales has been appointed Minister of War, following the resigua- tion ot General Cordytis, who left the Goverument to form a Greek Faswsti Party. The Premier is doing his utmost to avoid resignation and the reconstruc- tion of the entire Cabine!- Cieveland, Ohio, June 11th.—Tle Na- tional Republican Couvention went into its second session today, with President (Coolidge’s nominaticn assured, after a No 135 session yesterdav in which insurgents th the Senate and House heard them selves read out of the Party Council i the key note speech by temporary Chair man Theodore Sarton. The Viee-Pres: dential nomination was stiil an unsolve! problem early today Paris Juae 11th— M. Millerand,wii be- camne President ot the Republic of Fra. in September 1920, handed his resigns tion to a1 meeting of cabinet Ministers t. day. Beaten by votes of Deputies of the left, was won over his supporters in i reeent Naticnal Ela2etions, the Pres - dent’s restenation was read in the Chan - ber at3p- m. His passing marks th climax of one of the stormiest periods t modern French politieal history. His own fall was due to opposttion to his own ctforts to make the Presidency the active leadership of the ¢ untry. He formed the **Bloe National’’, which kept M. Poin- care in power. The Socialists defeated the Bloe National at the polls and dem- anded his head. the rext of his resign- ation was short and !fo the point. ‘I have the honour to hand by resignaticn as President of tihe Kepublie’”. He wili publish an explanat.ry message to the public this afternoon. DEN aulige Generalforsamling i den danske Club afholdes i Christiansted Teater LORDAG d, l4de Efterm. Kl. 8. BESTYRELSEN. NOTICE . 5 BOM THURSDAY 1210 INST., apor- F tion of the Center Lin=, —The ''bend”’ around L Reine - will be temporarily closed to Public-traflic, during the eon straction of a culvert across the road- way. The tratfic will, in the mear tim: make a slight detour through a “‘range”’ in the adioining canefield —near the nwg White Pillars—coming out on the hre between Barren Spot and Ciifion Hitl near road leading north, between Sl o and La Reine. Fences will be placed - ¢ both ends, with notices painted on then : red lights being hung at nights, EDGAR W. MEYER, Chairman Road Commission. 8 Croix. V- 1., June 9th, 1924,